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3.8.5 Donning The Kirby Morgan Helmet

 

 

WARNING

All donning procedures must be done by the diver

The tender must always be present to

until he is thoroughly at home with the helmet. This

will train for familiarity. However, the tender must

assist the diver while dressing and when-

be present to assist the diver and check to ensure that

ever the diver has his helmet on his head

the diver has properly donned his equipment. It is

while he is out of the water. It is difficult

impossible for the diver to see whether he is properly

for the diver to walk while he is dressed

dressed in once the helmet is on his head.

in and he can stumble and fall, resulting

 

 

in serious personal injury.

To dress in, the neck dam ring assembly must first be

 

 

With the neck dam turned down, the helmet will vent

pulled down over the diver’s head.

air from the neck dam causing the regulator to free

 

 

Be sure to loosen the chin strap inside the helmet prior

flow. This will make the helmet very uncomfort-

able.

to donning the neck dam. To loosen the strap, place

 

 

your thumb on top of the rounded end of the plastic

The neck dam ring assembly must be oriented so the

buckle and pull down, away from the helmet.

“tongue” on the front of the neck dam ring assembly

 

 

To don the neck dam, hold the neck dam/ring assem-

is pointed to the front of your body, in front of and

bly vertically, in front of your chest, so that the large

below your chin. You should be able to look down

end of the assembly where the pull strap is mounted

and see the tongue sticking out from underneath the

is on top. The pull strap should both be facing your

neck dam ring assembly when you are wearing the

chest. Lift the neck ring assembly over your head,

assembly and it is oriented properly.

grasping the front and rear of the neck ring assembly.

With the diver holding the helmet, the tender should

Pull the neck dam down over your head. The neck

dam should be as low as possible on your neck.

now connect the quick disconnect fittings for the

 

 

bailout supply. Open the regulator adjustment knob

The neck dam is always turned up against the

and the defogger control knob for a steady flow from

diver’s neck. This is very important!

both just prior to the diver dressing into the helmet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tender must be available to assist the diver while he is dressing into his helmet.

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